Is Garfunkel and Oates the Next Broad City?

Comediennes Kate Micucci and Riki Lindhome came up with their self-deprecating stage names Garfunkel and Oates as an ode to famous second fiddles in music, yet their new show on IFC of the same name is anything but second-rate. The comedy duo first became popular via YouTube, with songs they wrote about weed cards, dating, and smug pregnant women. After a few of their videos hit more than a million views each, the two signed a development deal with HBO that in the end fell apart—the pilot never aired on the premium cable channel but was featured on HBO Go. Now IFC, which is quickly becoming the home of quirky with Portlandia and Maron on its lineup, is giving this amusing pair a much-deserved second chance for their musical-comedy stylings.

If a series about two single women, who are clever, raunchy, and occasionally enjoy smoking pot sounds familiar, yes, it’s undeniable that Garfunkel and Oates has a similar air to Broad City, but it’s original enough that you won’t constantly be comparing the two. While Broad City takes place in hipster New York, Garfunkel and Oates is settled in the sunny L.A. comedy and Hollywood scene—there’s a memorable bit in the first episode where one of the girls goes on an audition opposite Sir Ben Kingsley. That the jokes are set to music helps set them apart from the now abundant field of comedienne comedy series: For a song describing the popular “fade away” breakup tactic, the relatable lyrics I’ll draw this out forever like it’s Vietnam / then one day I’ll be gone like Bambi’s mom, are impossible not to laugh at. And even if musicals aren’t your thing, don’t worry; their songs only make an appearance or two throughout each half-hour episode, although you’ll undeniably be wishing there were more.